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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1902
Page
9
Butte grows with visitors from Helena Denver Chicago and Salt Lake. Buyers and renters seek pianos watches and insurance while local firms and hotels advertise rates and services. Marriage licenses issued and property mortgages filed mark ongoing city activity.
The county board renewed the reward offer to apprehend James O Connor and James E Perry alias Burke for the murder of Stephen Wells on February 22. A $300 reward is authorized or $150 for each man. Descriptions and photos were mailed to authorities nationwide. O Connor is 24, 5 ft 3 in, Irish American, with multiple scars. Perry is 36, 5 ft 8 1/2 in, Irish, with a scarred nose and upper jaw. Wells was killed in a gambling joint near the city hall. the suspects fled.
The U S Court of Appeals convicts Judge Arthur H Noyes United States Attorney Joseph K Wood and assistant C A S Frost of contempt in a Nome Alaska mining claims conspiracy. Frost receives one year imprisonment Noyes and Wood four months and one year separately. Geary’s charge is not established.
The Montana supreme court heard extended arguments on a writ of supervisory control filed by F A Heinze to vacate Judge Clancy's order permitting Boston and Montana to proceed with an action. J J McHatton argued against the move, while John F Forbis and L C Evans supported it. McHatton said the order was uncalled for and sought for ulterior purposes. Boston and Montana's counsel denied the claim. Arguments lasted most of the day and the court reserved judgment.
An endowment of 1,000,000 dollars from Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCormick of Chicago funds a new medical institution in memory of their son John Rockefeller McCormick who died of scarlet fever. Initial provision covers five years of experimental work. Also note: Montana Building company contracts turn the capitol over to the state on Jan 1 per capitol building committee.
In Meaderville Judge Shepherd dismissed the burglarY charge against Daniel Cronin Thomas Horney and Charles Murphy alias Sheehan after weak evidence linked Cronin and Sheehan to the scene. James Barnes pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and received 30 days in the county jail, after prior assessment of mental state.
Eight defendants appeared before Judge Boyle in the police court yesterday and refused leniency by pleading not guilty to various charges. Cases set for this afternoon include L. M. Lemon Catherine Smith William McLaughlin on disturbances propensity notlake larceny Mike Keating Jim Rod and Patrick Denehy vagrants and Lillie Mullen larceny.
An official report outlines Judge McLebarn’s rationale for not convening a grand jury. The decision reflects legal procedures and the circumstances surrounding the case, with context on expected impacts and next steps in the proceeding.
The county commissioners received Judge McClernan's reply denying a grand jury investigation of the poorhouse management. He says a grand jury is not necessary and sees no public good from it. The board will take no further action.
In Brooklyn the long battle for police court control continued as Durack, an elected magistrate, ordered Edward J. Dooley ousted from the Adams Street bench. Police carried out the eviction, Durack seated the chair and adjourned. Subsequent court actions and official opinions shifted which magistrates hold jurisdiction.
John Barrett and delegates to the Pan American Congress in Mexico presented a large photographic portrait of Mexico's President Diaz to President Roosevelt. Diaz had commanded delivery personally, expressing warm friendship and admiration for the American people and for Roosevelt. The photo was taken for Roosevelt.
Secretary general E Lampre arrived in New York aboard L Augatine from Havre and planned to consult Admiral Walker in Washington about the proposed sale of the Panama Canal to the United States. Governor Shaw, newly appointed treasury secretary, visited executive offices and met the president before returning home.
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